Louisiana Senate Bill 42
Session 2026
CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Prohibits using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse materials. (8/1/26)
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 9, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
42
State
Louisiana
Session
2026
Reese "Skip" Broussard
Cosponsor
Motion Text
ADOPT (#1567)
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Other
Fesi
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Other
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Mr. President
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Summary
Unavailable
SB42 Reengrossed
Conference Committee Report, #4334, House Proposed, Senate Proposed
House Floor Amendment, #5262, Amedee, Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment, #870, Edmonds, Adopted
Digest of CCRSB42 ROBERTCA 4334, House Proposed, Senate Proposed
Digest of CCRSB42 ROBERTCA 4334, House Adopted, Senate Proposed
Summary of House Amendments to SB42
Digest of SB42 Reengrossed
Digest of SB42 Engrossed
Digest of SB42 Original
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06/09/2026
Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 892.
06/09/2026
Senate
Effective date 8/1/2026.
06/01/2026
Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
06/01/2026
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
06/01/2026
Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
05/31/2026
House
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
05/31/2026
Senate
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
05/29/2026
Senate
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
05/29/2026
House
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
05/29/2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
05/28/2026
House
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
05/28/2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
05/27/2026
Senate
Conference committee report received.
05/25/2026
House
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
05/21/2026
Senate
Senate conference committee members appointed: Edmonds, Cloud, and Hodges.
05/19/2026
House
House conferees appointed: Bacala, Villio, and Schlegel.
05/19/2026
Senate
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
05/18/2026
Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
05/18/2026
House
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
05/11/2026
Senate
Received from the House with amendments.
05/07/2026
House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
05/07/2026
House
Rules suspended.
05/07/2026
House
Motion to reconsider called from the table.
05/07/2026
House
Called from the calendar.
05/07/2026
House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
05/06/2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
05/05/2026
House
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
04/29/2026
House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
04/28/2026
House
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
03/25/2026
House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
03/24/2026
House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
03/23/2026
Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
03/11/2026
Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
03/10/2026
Senate
Reported favorably.
03/09/2026
Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
02/10/2026
Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Sources
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Open States
Record Created
Feb 10, 2026 4:12:37 PM
Record Updated
Jul 7, 2026 8:39:41 AM